Treasured Blanket

by Pasquale Lopetrone

View the Blanket (tessuti tradizionali & manufatti tipici) San Giovanni in Fiore (Cosenza).

Age: around 200 years old. Belongs to Angela Lopetrone's great, great grandmother.
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This cover is called "vineyard," because the decoration is constituted by grape's clusters, shoots and leaves of the grapevine. In the Bible the vineyard assumes many meanings. Also in the art of the first Christians the figuration of the vineyard is very frequent for the Christian symbolism.
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To think about it, the relationship between the matrimonial bed and the vineyard is very pertinent. Angela Lopetrone is the daughter of late Saverio Lopetrone and Teresa Arcuri, the ex pizzaiolo.
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